San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-09-12
CHAPTER XIV.

was a lengthy one drawn up by the lawyer
but yet with glimpses of the old gentleman's
acerbity and sarcastic humOr running
through all.
The last will and testament of me, Rich
ard Gascoigne OF st. GabriePs Grange, Mar
lands St. Gabriel, in the county of Fell
shire"
FIRST, there came NUMBER or small be-
quests. NO one seemed 10 De forgotten;
those VINO thought themselves completely
GUY y, W. ,nIonSHhi', | . .eiioi ance
40, torpo,ta Tbo op,sinJ md a., oe',r,,,
liz ,nnnd thar ,omrmaw had n", N U.s., 70
vain anS 40 FOR NO nno No. i,o,i"ai ~ ~
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Indaa5 ths LasnnesS ~ Tho nId
- mad than for,,., 10 ori,iai,a a,,, ",
,,sr,, ,vonder rho CoIonepS ran,. ,,as go,
"a -, With amazsm.nt ,rhan ha go hi,',
,. VIZ ,ot =, Nv. NJ ,a,'' ~, h hli
,ba tayori,s For ysaLnsss II, ,iat
he a,,ardsd sacrst and Mar tha ho,'s:, m"J
starsd onsn-mortSad AZ a sneciaI hon,'as, ~
bmv her wedding.b onnet Sine how couiJ
the master whom She scarcely avar sans
Lnoyy that such AN article wouIi ha reomir'
edp
o,,os, om,.d 10 ,,inL hon, ,,. Ma
uct hay oh LODI -, ID,
IN g. ,hinos 81 - h s. nIi
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ni'a mo Iaard p t H. I,',, "' niS
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% go onr,s anJ 20 ,,.or' 20 -, o'
all, ooncarning tbe nrsSant ooo",,o,,ta u,
the GRANGE r"'' u
VT ,;oo c,,,.,,.
,r,.nJ Iord Mi, pn,nnrn', III 80, % ~.
. LOU 4n"'. w. oiioioy' l Ha'e 'ch
.nouoanu p'unu', INC painting w iuihei LII
the library, "hicn nave heard her ADMIRE
ana any TWO other paintings, not being
laiiiy poItraits, "hlcii she may select. 10
my niece hhda farquhar leave Ten thou
s"lu Pouhus, "hich may serve ner ior pun
money, ana the grand piano IN the drawing
Iooni. 10 my niece AIMS farquhar leave
uen 'llousanu Pouhus' as prohi'seu' ana my
Dest WISHES WHICH SIG "ouiu perhaps iaru
y rAp1ct.
nc lawyer pauSeu anu cleared ms throat
my hesi. oeat 'eheiiiehtiy III splte vi my
IuppS,' n Iii's vas "o' nue. eo'eu iei'
an i'"'iu tiomoio 9 ye' ho ine"'lon
s nau oe C ilaue Vi INC "Lanse, hol Vi Ti""
iUIu oaiueh' ilol vi uhoert anu omN
"niUh VI tllo tlllee was 10 possess itI hau
mo' Iii u"sco.sie Posltlseiy assuieu Us liz
"ouiu oequeath hotiiiis 10 HIS nepneMs'
thllh, inc VIII went OH, that nave
noW set'Ieu Oh all my reiatiVes, my oiu
iieuo, anu my SCI wants ~, til"t tiley coulu
na'o eHpee'eu Vi 'iiat hau given theli any
Srounus W expect l give ana Dequeath 10
ora"loiu carueh Oh NorDury, solicltof' tie
sum vi Two hundred pounds ior Speciai pro
T,' services WIN my compliments
me RESIDUE Oh my real ana personal prop
cry
None Oh US uare say listened very care
Iuiiy W 'lle ucScIlptlol Vi tle orange Ut 'le
detailed enumeration OF carriages, plate,
PICTURES ana FURNITURE the grave lawyer
iedIlleuly SET lorth Out we were all intent
on the coming SENTENCE ana presently IL
came.
give ana Dequeath absolutely to my
amanuensls ana my nleces' friend and COM
paniol, viola Ihorne-
twenty pairs OF amazed eyes flashed on
me, score OF startled faces glared upon
me. For moment sat still, aghast and
dumb-Strlcken, and the lawyers voice went
on like machine, saying L know not what
ieit hothihg out the screening gaze OF
tiioSe eyes, Sd" hotllihg put the crowd OF
staring races. i struggled lor my senses
anu iouhu myself OH my ieet' gaSping 1aiht
Ihere must De mistaken!
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~ po' ,mT " oSo1 ui,uol my rect
- a. - 80 I'LL ~ upnn me,
i'll III 80 w. 49, - '' qD'i"i iei
&c oItt 80, 80 T rL my " an
foti.;o',a ono NJ, ,,,aIo , % "ou . 49,.
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,- Al.
aai I 'nn NJ -, 'i,"' W. ., o"iuen wa
niont ha 800 Nh 80 @ "Ii M, 'to neAt mo
.auasin nbita apS bin me - 'S naoo was III
IN ito sxnraSoion Ws ' tnnIo sun SS'a n;s
NOS ooI5 anJ dan,, 81 naid =; iu ,'
voics tbat iarrod nm INV CO., $50 '0'''
81 congratnIata Won thint ,,o', bordI,,
anticinated This p, '
Rnt Annis rose nm and CANA and nut be,
arms round me and gave the trua MEANING
of the strange will
"Dear Viola am so pladI GiIhart will
have the GRANGE after oil IrncIa Piobord
has kent his word. bnt Won saa no hos for.
given Gilbert
Aod ,ha o,har. ,o,,, .r,o,, ,,,. A., -,
IA 49, IT, ,,J liz 'i"s ."e T'u man
$500 ~ ,,iI IVA Ii 10 ~ "iolii al
nS 81 ny i stIi,, 10, r. y, 'iei quai
-. Isl 80, -, '' "ii" 9e'
io "o"iU 's'' '"''
PeIiou VI uIealilialiu eAistehce loilo"ed
not realise nv nositinn in the old bonse 7
was its mistress without cnndition or tram
mel, Every respectful word from the house
Laanar who sccents,I t,s Sitratinr Iii, To oII
the outward matter-of-fact demeanor Of the
trained servant who considers il mot her
Mace 70 he surprised every snbserviant
sneach of the Wondering maids 6IIed ma